Krishna Katha - Verse for meditation - 26/11/2012 - please refer to p_kumar@blogspot.com for previous postings

Madhya 22.100

anukulyasya sankalpah
pratikulyasya varjanam
raksisyatiti visvaso
goptrtve varanam tatha
atma-niksepa-karpanye
sad-vidha saranagatih

 

anukulyasya—of anything that assists devotional service to the Lord; sankalpah—acceptance; pratikulyasya—of anything that hinders devotional service; varjanam—complete rejection; raksisyati—He will protect; iti—thus; visvasah—strong conviction; goptrtve—in being the guardian, like the father or husband, master or maintainer; varanam—acceptance; tatha—as well as; atma-niksepa—full self-surrender; karpanye—humility; sat-vidha—sixfold; sarana-agatih—process of surrender.

 

" 'The six divisions of surrender are the acceptance of those things favorable to devotional service, the rejection of unfavorable things, the conviction that Krsna will give protection, the acceptance of the Lord as one's guardian or master, full self-surrender and humility

SB 11.20.17

nr-deham adyam su-labham su-durlabham
plavam su-kalpam guru-karnadharam
mayanukulena nabhasvateritam
puman bhavabdhim na taret sa atma-ha

 

nr—human; deham—body; adyam—the source of all favorable results; su-labham—effortlessly obtained; su-durlabham—although impossible to obtain even with great endeavor; plavam—a boat; su-kalpam—extremely well suited for its purpose; guru—having the spiritual master; karna-dharam—as the captain of the boat; maya—by Me; anukulena—with favorable; nabhasvata—winds; iritam—impelled; puman—a person; bhava—of material existence; abdhim—the ocean; na—does not; taret—cross over; sah—he; atma-ha—the killer of his own soul.

 

The human body, which can award all benefit in life, is automatically obtained by the laws of nature, although it is a very rare achievement. This human body can be compared to a perfectly constructed boat having the spiritual master as the captain and the instructions of the Personality of Godhead as favorable winds impelling it on its course. Considering all these advantages, a human being who does not utilize his human life to cross the ocean of material existence must be considered the killer of his own soul.

Lord Krsna